Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker

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181 “CP” in subentries refers to Charles Parker Jr. Abrams, Muhal Richard, 124 Adams, Pepper, 95 “Ah-Leu-Cha” (song): CP’s composition of, 116 “Alice Blue Gown” (song): CP’s performance of, 65 “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm” (song): CP’s performance of, 59 “All the Things You Are” (song): CP’s performance of, 124–25; CP’s recording of, 114–16 Ammons, Gene, 84 Amram, David, 14, 122, 124 Anderson, Buddy, 7, 60, 65, 67 Anderson, Lawrence, 65 Andrews, Patty, 15 “Anthropology” (song): CP’s recording of, 134 Apartment Sessions (album), 116 Apollo Theatre (New York City), 44, 82, 120 “April in Paris” (song): CP’s performance of, 129 Armstrong, Louis, 4; CP compared to, 4–5, 91; music of, 89, 100; solos by, 93, 97 arrangements, musical: big band, 29, 61, 72, 136; CP’s, 52, 53, 68, 78; creating, 34, 121; head, 29, 96; pop, 13; rock-androll , 13. See also composers; improvisations, jazz art and artists: community of, 10; CP’s influences on, 15; 1920s, 21; post–World War II, 87–88 iNdEx INDEX 182 Art Tatum’s Trio, 96. See also Tatum, Art Attucks, Crispus, 24 Auden, W. H., 143 Babison, Harry, 106 Baird, Joe, 65 Baker, Chet, 106 ballrooms, xiii, 56, 65, 68–71, 91, 118, 136. See also dance halls Bandbox (club, New York City), 17 bands: territory, 29, 62; touring, 29; white, 11. See also big bands; individual bands and orchestras Barclay, Nicole, 94 Barelli, Aimé, 130 Barker, Danny, 88 Bartholomew, Freddie, 140 Bartok, Béla: CP’s admiration for, 3–4 Bascomb, Dud, 69 Basheer, Ahmed, 140 Basie, Count, 28, 44, 53; band led by, 77–78; at Carnegie Hall, 12; influence on CP, 52, 134; in Kansas City, Missouri, 29, 34, 39; music of, 49, 89 Bass, Charles, 27 Bauer, Billy, 9, 12 bebop music: CP’s playing of, 2, 13, 82, 96, 115, 118; creation of, 72, 92; criticisms of, 75; influence of, 14, 88–89; Life magazine article on, 16; modern jazz’s association with, 2, 72; recordings of, 98, 134 “Be-Bop Spoken Here” (song), 15 Bechet, Sidney, 128 Bee Hive Lounge (Chicago), 140 Beiderbecke, Bix, 97 “Be My Love” (song), 130 Benedetti, Dean, 113n Benny Moten’s Band, 28 Benton, Thomas, 37 Berg, Beverly. See Parker, Chan Richardson Bernstein, Elmer: jazz compositions by, 13 Berry, Leon “Chu,” 6, 52, 65; influence on CP, 43–44, 47, 51, 67 Berry, Leroy, 28 Best, Clifton “Skeeter,” 82 Bigard, Barney, 52 big bands: arrangements for, 29, 61, 72, 136; demise of, 91 “Billie’s Bounce”: CP’s recording of, 101 Billy Berg’s (club, Los Angeles), 105 Bird. See Parker, Charles “Bird,” Jr. (CP) Birdland (club, New York City), xiii, 16, 17, 93, 112, 133 “Bird of Paradise” (song): CP’s recording of, 115 Bird Symbols (album), xii, xiii blacks. See jazz, modern: blacks’ appreciation of; racism; soldiers, black Blanton, Jimmy, 76 blues music, xiii, 29, 92, 98; CP’s playing of, 64, 68, 70, 96, 108, 119, 122, 135 Blume, Teddy, 137 “Body and Soul” (song): CP’s performance of, 65, 129; CP’s recording of, 46, 108 INDEX 183 “Boogie Woogie” (song): CP’s recording of, 82 bop. See bebop music Broadway: post–World War II changes in, 87 Brockman, Gail, 82 Brown, Ray, 127, 139 Brown, Walter, 37, 67, 68 Brubeck, Dave, 16 Bryant, Sterling, 32, 33 Burney, Banjo, 60 Butts, Jimmy, 88 Byas, Don, 6, 69, 92, 97, 113n, 122 Calloway, Cab: orchestra led by, 73 Camarillo State Hospital (Los Angeles): CP’s incarceration in, 109, 116 Capone, Al, 28 Carr, Helen, 106 Carry, George “Scoops,” 78, 82 Carter, Benny, 64, 92, 119, 139; bands led by, 107–8 “Carvin’ the Bird” (song): CP’s composition of, 116 Cassavetes, John: CP’s influences on, 15 Catlett, Big Sid, 100, 113n Chappell, Gus, 82 Charlie Parker Records (label), xii–xiii “Cheers” (song): CP’s composition of, 116 “Cherokee” (song): chord changes in, 59, 100; as CP’s favorite piece, 52, 119; CP’s performances of, 61, 69, 71, 77, 84; CP’s recordings of, xiii–xiv, 72, 101, 103 Cherry Blossom (club, Kansas City, Missouri), 34 Chicago: CP in, 55–56, 118, 140; mafia in, 28 “Chimes Blues” (song): Armstrong’s solo on, 97 chords, jazz: changes in, 59–60, 100; in CP’s compositions, 92, 119; improvisations with, 73, 80, 96, 101; substitute, 61, 114–15 “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie...